Pay & Benefits
TSP funds returned to growth in April
Each of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished last month in the black.
Management
Contracting association warns it could take DHS until the end of the year to ‘get back on track’ following record-breaking shutdown
The Professional Services Council also reported that several contracting companies faced the threat of closure due to missed reimbursements from the government as a result of the funding lapse.
Management
Workers predict significant disruptions to food assistance programs as USDA announces more relocations
Programs like SNAP and WIC "simply will not function" if employees exit en masse after declining mandatory relocations across the country, union says.
Tech
One CEO’s push to speed up how the Pentagon adopts technology
Meagan Metzger saw barriers in government contracting as problems she could find a path to solve.
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Tech
GSA procurement chief leads FAR overhaul
Jeffrey Koses has spent decades inside GSA’s acquisition system, moving from entry-level furniture purchasing to policy leadership and now overseeing a sweeping rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation aimed at simplifying procurement and increasing flexibility for contracting officers.
Management
DHS funding bill heads to Trump, ending shutdown for department employees
After months of delays and three shutdowns, lawmakers move forward while punting immigration funding fight.
Pay & Benefits
Sorting through Medicare myths in federal retirement decisions
Common assumptions about Part B, IRMAA and FEHB coordination can obscure how coverage and costs actually play out over time.
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Workforce
After reductions, VA chief says facilities can 'hire where they need and what they need'
Those facilities must still operate within overall staffing constraints, however.
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Workforce
How an obscure federal agency threatens to upend union disputes
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has begun delaying and denying union requests for arbitrators to hear grievance cases, a move that has shocked longtime experts.
Management
House votes to make IRS publish call metrics online
The bill would require the tax agency to release detailed, real time and monthly call metrics. The House also passed a technology proposal meant to move the IRS off paper.
Tech
Federal workforce trauma is creating a stumbling block for AI adoption
COMMENTARY | Following massive workforce reductions — and a $165.6 billion hit to the U.S. economy — federal managers are struggling to integrate AI as low engagement collapses across agencies.
TSP TICKER
FUND
G
F
C
S
I
APR 30 CLOSE
$19.8633
$20.9159
$115.7553
$109.0550
$61.6621
DAILY CHANGE
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0.0233
1.1774
1.9908
1.0727
THIS MONTH (%)
0.36
0.12
10.49
9.96
9.11
FUND
L 2070
L 2060
L 2050
L 2040
L 2030
L INCOME
APR 30 CLOSE
$13.7064
$23.1290
$44.3528
$71.9167
$61.0033
$30.1832
DAILY CHANGE
0.1868
0.3152
0.5038
0.7193
0.4747
0.1204
THIS MONTH (%)
9.84
9.84
8.13
7.16
5.59
2.95
FUND
APR 30
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$19.8633
0.0024
0.36
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$20.9159
0.0233
0.12
C
$115.7553
1.1774
10.49
S
$109.0550
1.9908
9.96
I
$61.6621
1.0727
9.11
L 2070
$13.7064
0.1868
9.84
L 2060
$23.1290
0.3152
9.84
L 2050
$44.3528
0.5038
8.13
L 2040
$71.9167
0.7193
7.16
L 2030
$61.0033
0.4747
5.59
L INCOME
$30.1832
0.1204
2.95
Tech
CBP seeks AI solutions to keep pace with rising volumes of border scans
A new sources sought notice seeks artificial intelligence tools to help agents sift through tens of thousands of X-ray images at ports of entry.
Workforce
Feds that Trump fired without cause can take their appeals directly to federal court, judges say
The most recent decision involved a challenge from Maurene Comey, a former DOJ attorney and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
Management
Career agent confirmed to lead ATF despite GOP’s past push for the agency’s elimination
New Director Robert Cekada testified that the Trump administration wants to increase the number of officers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which some Republicans have previously proposed to abolish.
Tech
White House is drafting plans to permit federal Anthropic use
The move suggests the Trump administration is easing its stance on the AI company, which faced a Pentagon supply chain risk designation and phaseout directive.
Tech
FDA to pilot real-time clinical drug trials through cloud and AI
The first-of-its-kind pilot could lead to speedier regulatory approval of medical drugs and devices and potentially reduce “20, 30, 40% of overall clinical trial time,” according to FDA Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Jeremy Walsh.
Tech
Treasury missed security controls in giving DOGE system access, GAO finds
The finding is among the first oversight reports Congress’ watchdog has released about the controversial cost-cutting team.
Management
IRS whistleblower program set for possible overhaul after bipartisan House vote
The measure would reshape how claims move through the system, how court reviews are handled and how payments are ultimately made. Over its history, the program has recovered about $7.5 billion.
Workforce
EPA workers disciplined for dissent letter get legal aid from whistleblower groups
Lawyers for Good Government and the Government Accountability Project announced Tuesday that the two organizations would represent EPA workers who signed a 2025 “declaration of dissent” as they challenge their discipline before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Management
McMahon distances herself from past Education layoffs, vows some rebuilding even amid elimination effort
The secretary says it is "difficult" to defend some of the cuts, adding they were underway before her arrival. She continues to support the department's elimination, however.
Management
DHS funding bill stalls as House GOP seeks changes to Senate deal
House Republicans’ push to change a Senate funding bill is slowing efforts to end the DHS shutdown and raising the risk of missed paychecks for federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
House GOP on Trump’s 2027 pay freeze: ‘That’s politics’
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee last week beat back multiple attempts to increase federal workers’ pay next year and restore their workplace rights.
Management
Former civil servants aim to shape policy as members of Congress
Dozens of federal employees who left or were pushed out of government in 2025 are now running for office.
